Where does “mastopuu” come from?

mastopuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish masto, from Old Swedish mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

mastopuu (Finnish): spar any linear object used as a mast

Definitions

  1. spar any linear object used as a mast

Ancestry of “mastopuu”, step by step

mastopuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish masto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmastomast
2Old Swedishmast—
3Proto-Germanicmastazrod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmazdospole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mazdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mastaz →Every word from Old Swedish mast →